Arlene Ang
On Waking Up A Different Woman
for Pris
Imagine the morning:
that lost bracelet around
your wrist, sun filtered by organdie
curtains, tinnitus and sore
throat like distant sea
in a conch shell.
The bed is peeled of its
worn look, Schumann's concerti
softly thread through air,
your voice is back. Daffodils
in a crystal vase
remind of yesterday:
the ten-speed bike,
propped against a rusted
steel cabinet, its tires unchanged
from the day you pedalled
across town for
breakfast at Janelle's.
Back then, the garage
smelled of fresh paint; you moved
freely like a spinning top.
Giotto's Lazarus
on the wall didn't spin the room,
like the letters in CFIDS.
Imagine old friends
coming over for a barbecue
and you call everyone
by name. Sometimes it's so real
you taste their favourite drinks
on your tongue.
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